PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Macready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Daly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trapt. Damon Macready is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Macready
vs
Daly

178 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damon Macready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Daly!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macready tries for a takedown but Daly circles away easily

and Daly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Macready won't be happy with that.
Daly scoring with punches from side control.
Macready manages to get back to half guard.
Daly is thwarting Macready's attempts to control the position.

Daly stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Daly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Daly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly scoring with some ground and pound.

Daly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Macready shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Daly counters by moving into the clinch.

Daly jumps guard.
Macready trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Daly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daly has control of Macready's left arm, preventing Macready from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready wants to control from the top but Daly keeps moving.
Daly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macready. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macready trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daly's guard.
Macready in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macready stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daly looking for a sweep. Not yet Daly, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daly keeping moving, preventing Macready from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Damon Macready wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Macready darts in trying to clinch

and Daly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Macready's guard.
Macready trying to keep a closed guard but Daly is proving a slippery customer.
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macready swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macready wants to sweep here but Daly controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macready is keeping the position for now.
Macready wants to sweep here but Daly controlling him for the moment.
Daly looking to sit in guard and control but Macready gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daly has Macready pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macready stands and throws Daly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daly is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Daly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Daly. No joy for Macready on that attempt.
Macready throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Macready tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macready shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Daly counters by moving into the clinch.

Daly successfully pulls guard.

Daly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steven Daly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daly is pulling down on Macready's head. It's preventing any offense from Macready, at least for the moment.
Daly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macready trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macready wants to get up but he can't break Daly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Macready stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Damon Macready has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Macready wants to clinch but Daly slips to the side

and Daly counters with a single leg into guard. Macready didn't expect that.
Daly stopping the sweep attempt from Macready.

Macready working for a triangle but Daly defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daly is working Macready over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macready controls Daly momentarily but Daly frees himself.
Macready is really struggling to control Daly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Macready will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macready working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daly.
Daly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damon Macready.

Daly moves into range and clinches up with Macready.

Daly has picked Macready up - he's going for a ride! Daly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Daly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daly content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macready is trying to maintain the position but Daly is very close to passing his half guard.
Macready tries to kick Daly off but Daly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Macready wants to get back to full guard but Daly has mounted him!
Daly controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macready is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Daly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daly clinches up against the cage.
Macready is trying to break the clinch but Daly is controlling him.
Daly stalling the fight.

Daly jumps guard and drags Macready to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Macready trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macready advances position into side control!
Macready wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daly keeps working.
Macready is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macready throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Daly tries to improve position but can't.
Macready is looking to take a break and control but Daly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macready wants to stand but Daly is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Macready working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daly is trying to improve his position.
Macready in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Macready tries to stand but Daly is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macready is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Daly is trying to control Macready's posture but Macready avoids it.
Daly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Macready looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Macready is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daly's shoulder. That is not cool.
Macready misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly is trying to control Macready's posture but Macready avoids it.

Macready thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daly is trying to improve his position.

Macready looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macready is looking to take a break and control but Daly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Macready showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Daly!
A relieved looking Steven Daly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.